Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager

About The Team

The Strategic Sourcing team is part of Zillow’s Business Operations organization, where we help teams across the company make smart, efficient, and scalable purchasing decisions. We partner closely with stakeholders and suppliers to deliver value through thoughtful sourcing strategies, strong commercial partnerships, and data-informed decision-making. Our team plays an important role in helping Zillow operate effectively as we support the tools, services, and innovation that power our business.

About The Role

The Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager develops and executes sourcing strategies for key spend categories, optimizing supplier relationships, total cost of ownership, and risk management in support of Zillow’s business objectives. This role leads complex sourcing events and contract negotiations, partners closely with stakeholders to align on requirements and value drivers, and uses data and market insights to deliver sustainable savings and innovation across the supply base.

• Own complex strategic sourcing initiatives from planning through award and implementation for assigned indirect or technology spend categories, including opportunity assessment, stakeholder alignment, sourcing strategy, RFP/RFQ execution, and supplier selection.
• Negotiate complex commercial terms, pricing, and service levels with suppliers to optimize total cost of ownership while balancing quality, risk, and Business requirements.
• Partner closely with internal stakeholders (e.g., Finance, Legal, technology, Business owners) to understand demand, define requirements, and align sourcing strategies.
• Develop and Maintain robust supplier relationships, including performance reviews, issue escalation and resolution, and continuous improvement plans.
• Analyze spend, demand forecasts, and supplier performance data to Identify sourcing opportunities, inform category strategies, and track savings and compliance.
• Implement and Maintain sourcing and procurement best practices, standards, and processes, helping to drive adoption of tools and templates.
• Monitor market trends, category benchmarks, and regulatory considerations to Provide insights that improve total cost of ownership.
• Ensure sourcing activities and supplier agreements comply with Zillow’s procurement policies and risk management guidelines.
• Own technology and SaaS sourcing across Engineering, People, FinTech, and Rentals verticals
• Leads executive-level conversations with VP and SVP stakeholders, translating complex vendor and commercial issues into decisions and clear next steps.

Who you are

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain management, Business, Finance, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in procurement or strategic sourcing, including leading complex sourcing events and supplier negotiations.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing sourcing strategies, analyzing spend and market data, and delivering measurable value.
• Experience partnering with cross-functional stakeholders and senior leaders (e.g., Finance, Legal, technology) to align sourcing strategies and implement supplier solutions.
• Experience managing supplier performance, resolving issues, and driving continuous improvement across multiple business areas.

Pay

In addition to a competitive base salary, this position is also eligible for equity awards based on factors such as experience, performance and location. Actual amounts will vary depending on experience, performance and location. Employees in this role will not be paid below the salary threshold for exempt employees in the state where they reside.